From a production site to a modern logistics hub

AMAZONE factory overview, part 4: Leeden

With the acquisition of the plant in Leeden in 2007, AMAZONEN-WERKE responded to the strong growth of the company and the limited possibilities for expansion at the existing locations in Gaste and Hude. The former prefabricated house factory of the company Lima, with around 5,000 m² of production space and a spacious office wing, offered ideal conditions for future-oriented use. To begin with, the assembly of the UX crop protection sprayer, the Pantera self-propelled sprayer, the DMC direct seed drill and the ZG-B bulk fertiliser spreader was moved there. Due to increasing production volumes, the site was continuously expanded in the following years – the footprint has more than doubled since then. A significant milestone followed at the end of 2019: with the arrival of the central spare parts warehouse – the Global Parts Centre – Leeden became the modern logistics hub of AMAZONEN-WERKE. Today, approximately 11,000 m² of indoor space and 9,000 m² of outdoor space is available for around 48,000 different spare parts. In addition to spare parts logistics, customer service, order processing and spare parts planning and scheduling are also based here. The production of the above-mentioned machines has now been relocated to our plant in Bramsche.

The state-of-the-art, automatic small parts warehouse (ASPW) with approx. 27,500 bins enables efficient, fully automated storage and order picking. It is supplemented by a newly designed narrow-aisle warehouse for around 17,500 skeleton containers. The shipping capacity currently stands at up to 1,000 packages per day – with potential for expansion. Bulky or non-sensitive parts are stored outside in special shelving systems. The AMAZONE Used Machine Centre (UMC) was also established in Leeden. This enables AMAZONE to provide even more effective support to its trading partners in the used machinery business. The facility, with its adjoining workshop and exhibition area, creates the ideal conditions for comprehensive and effective customer service. Today, around 100 employees work at the Leeden site under the management of Carolin Wiebusch-Rakonjac. Over the years, the site has developed into a modern and important part of the AMAZONE Group – to the delight of everyone involved in the region and the company.